Arizona silver belt., 1887-01-22
VHaG II earEa on kT PRESCOTT.
ella County's Interests In
Good Hands.
Use Eluht Over coanty sonRdayass ana slic
Removal OF ihe gapitas.

pREscorr, Jan. 10, 1887
The Council organized by electine
/ A. G. Cornwall, Of the Northern Dis.
tynot, President and Cha8. Il. Dli8con
Of Pima, ChiefClerk.
Samuel Webb, Of Haricopa, was
chosen Speaker Of the House and
Richard Rule, Of t]ochise, Chief Clerk
The business-like manner in whifl
both houses are buokling DOWN tc
work, and tho evident determination
shown for retrenchmert and ecoBomy
in Legislative affairs, augurs vel for
the interestg Of the Territory and is in
marked couECast to the wil8 extraya.
ganco of tho Bloody Thirteenth.
The Democratic have am Opportunity
to establish their ascendsney in Arizo.
ma for years to- come, and evidently
mean to profit BY it.
Councilman Watkins caused much
merriment in nomilating Healy, ofths
salvation ArmN rs Chaplain Of tee
Council. He made 4 strong plea in
his behalf, and .anoag other things
said, ANY man can eoles into a pref
ty church, bodecked with, flowers, with
fine clothes and gloyed hands and of,
fer up a prayer for your souls; bua
this man kntels in the dust Of your
streets aud amid the jeers ofbis fell
lowmen, offers up a prayer fof your
salvation aud mine Watkins viii
fight fof the southern slice OF Yaeapai
to be gwen to ella. He caused 10 be
passed tine bill authorizing the Cover
nor ID appoint commission to codify
the laws Of Arizona at a cost not 10
EXCEED 5000
Robertson gave notice that al an
early day he would introduce the fol-
lowing bills: TO create hog law, a
fence law and law governing lie
votes.
RSsemblyInan, i. J. Trippel il wall
thoughtQf il the House. Hsnakes a
bright member aud i onslof the fore
most leaders IN, the Assembly. The
slice from Southern ayapai is occupy.
ing bis attsstiou chiefly and being ID
the copf6ittee on County Boundaries,
swfll very likely make his point.
DR. Goodrich, Of Maricopa, gave no.
tice that at an early day, he would ot.
for a bill to remove che capital to
Phoenix.
AsserubIymau Ashurst, Of Yayapai,
read his railroad bin for the first time.
Il covers all the ground freights,
fares etc, and places a heavy fine ii
case 81 non-compllance with its proyi-
sions. The fare Is fixed at Eve cents
per mile
The hard fights, this session viii be
on county boundaries and the feiio.
val Of the capital. The latter scheme
% not likely to carry owing 70 the
jealousies engendered Phoenix wants
the capital, Tucson bankers after ii
and Prescott will strive to retain it
and will most likely succeed. There
are many combinations for changes in
county boundaries and the formation
Of new counties. The people Of north
ern Iayapni want a separate coun-
ty, with Flagstaff as the county
seat. Maricopa wants strip from
Yayapai and Yayapai wants similar
concession from Maricopa. III south
ern Yayapai they wish to create new
county with the county seat at Pays
son, and CHA makes demand for Pay
son and the surrounding country as
far north as the Rim Rock, and your
correspondent hopes She may get it,,
Feed Riley, Of Globe, made a noble
fight for Enrolling and Eugrossing
CLERK aud was defeated ia the caucus
by one vote Stein, Of s3fima, being
the lucky man.. Permission has been
asked from Wsshspgton to create an
Assistant Chief CLERK, and If granted,
Etiley VIII be the stronpest candidate
ia ,tBs field, beyond It'll doabt more
anon.